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Bessent sees GDP growth booming again this year. Kalshi traders see little chance of that

CNBC · Jun 24, 2026, 4:57 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • While Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes the U.S. economy can achieve 3% growth this year, traders on Kalshi paint a different picture.
  • Traders on the prediction markets platform give only 14.2% odds that the country's gross domestic product growth this year will be between 2.6% and 3.0%.

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While Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes the U.S. economy can achieve 3% growth this year, traders on Kalshi paint a different picture.

Traders on the prediction markets platform give only 14.2% odds that the country's gross domestic product growth this year will be between 2.6% and 3.0%. The contract sees a higher probability that the growth rate will be between 2.1% and 2.5% instead.

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